#Marigold Nori

[xolboragainandagain]

Adding OCs to the works in your brain is way too fun honestly

Closeups!

And some very vague plot ideas but only with Hershel and Merigold

This part of the story might change, but IDK

[ropmasterchef]

The Contestants

Thanks to everyone for sending in their nominations! The final pool of 20 contestants who received MasterChef aprons from our esteemed judges are:

The tournament begins Nov 28 with the contestants' first challenge -- we will vote in polls for the winner of Top Dish who will receive the coveted Immunity Ring and be granted safety for the next round, and the loser with the Worst Dish who will be eliminated from the competition. Stay tuned!

[lands-of-fantasy]

The Rings of Power

Season 1 Entertainment Weekly Photos (textless version) by Ben Rothstein

[hailturinturambar]

The Rings of Power Posters: First Season Starring Nori Brandyfoot, Poppy Proudfellow, Largo Brandyfoot, Sadoc Burrows, Marigold Brandyfoot and The Stranger.

[whosthatsilmcharacter]

It's midnight of Rings of Power season 2 release day! In celebration, have a poll!

*Grouped together because there's more than 10. Specify in the tags! Also, since this blog is made for elevating artists on tumblr, link your favorite RoP art piece!

[valar-did-me-wrong]

S1E3 | Adar

Nori's father Largo mentioning losing his first wife & then falling in love with Marigold after seeing her in a field is a callback to Finwe, Miriel & Indis!

How can I be so blind to not see it before!!!

[ringsofpowersource]

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power / S1 / 2 Sep. 2022 - 14 Oct. 2022 Colors & Scenery Episode 8 - Alloyed

[guess-i-do-art]

If anyone wanted to see all my designs for the UDM students, here they are! Whenever I draw them I tend to age them up to like 13 years old or so? Also I don’t care what you say I’m gonna headcanon all the characters as queer and neurodivergent

Nory: upside-down Fluxer, bi, half black half white (canon)

Elliott: Freezer and weak Flare, pan, white

Willa: upside-down Fluid, bi, white

Andres: upside-down Flyer, bi, Mexican

Pepper: Fierce, lesbian, Chinese (canon? She’s described as Asian-American and Phan is a Chinese last name)

Bax: (MY BOY ‼️🫶) upside-down Fluxer (I also headcanon that he’s an upside-down Flicker as well, with the whole being able to turn stuff into stone thing from the second book. Originally it was a side-effect but as he got older he learned to do it on command), aroace, half Indian and half Filipino

Marigold: Fitter, pan, Spanish (I also headcanon she can speak English, Spanish, and ASL!)

Sebastian: upside-down Flicker, gay, white

I hope you like them all! 🫶

[marigoldbaker]

Have to actually write this tomorrow but i am a little possessed by the concept of nine fingers committing to babysitting theajaheira’s children under the condition that she gets to tell everyone she kidnapped them (which works for thea. who thinks it’s funny) and then all the kids are so not chill as people that she has to start bringing in outside help from her court to wrangle them. Shoves them all back at the moms when the moms return like NEVER MAKE ME DO THIS AGAIN. WHY ARE THEY LIKE THAT

[gnomescarfcomics]

"We are all friends here. Or should be; for the laughter of Mordor will be our only reward, if we quarrel."

[xolboragainandagain]

I changed the name of this character but only after I drew this, so please ignore the name written here (I literally forgot Shelly De Killer existed my bad)

Also another little goober I made for this AU

[ropmasterchef]

Challenge #3: ELIMINATION

With over 91% of the vote, the Dwarven miners overwhelmingly preferred Team 1's dish (led by Marigold Brandyfoot) over Team 2's! Thanks in part to Durin and Narvi's familiarity with Dwarvish tastes, their savoury meat and mushroom pies with stout ale gravy and pickles on the side were a big hit, and Annatar and Tom Bombadil managed to avoid coming to blows. Team 1 (Marigold, Bronwyn, Durin, Gil-Galad, Poppy, Narvi, Arondir, Annatar, & Tom Bombadil) is safe from elimination and Marigold has won the Immunity Pin for the 2nd time, guaranteeing her safety in the next challenge. 👏

After some deliberation, the judges have determined that the worst-performing members of Team 2 (led by Isildur) were Nori, Galadriel, and Glûg. This is Nori's 2nd time in the Bottom 3, and a big step-down for Galadriel who placed in the Top 3 in Challenge #1.

The winner of this poll will be the loser with the worst team challenge performance and will be eliminated from the competition. *womp womp*

What did they make? What were their fatal mistakes? How did their mistakes impact the team? Is there hope for them yet?

Thank-you to this week's prompt contributors: @crookedmouth-mountainbones @scholarlyhobbit

[kud-lucas]

[jeanetteirismiller]

“I’ve started reading Upside Down Magic book 2. Marigold is such a fascinating character. I feel bad for poor Bax though. Turning into a rock must be awfully isolating. He can’t even move.”

[allabouttenille]

Marigold

Dream Star Grand Prix 2024

September 8th 2024

Dream League Match Three

Tenille Dashwood (2) vs. NORI (3)

Having gone undefeated on the opening day, NORI was full of confidence as she took the fight to Dashwood right from the opening bell. A series of hard kicks had the Australian reeling, but not enough for NORI to land a finishing blow. Instead, Dashwood was able to weather the very painful storm and to the surprise of many, connected with the stump piledriver to secure the three count and move to four points after three matches.

Results:

MIRAI def. Kouki Amarei

Utami Hayashishita def. Natsumi Showzuki

Tenille Dashwood def. NORI

Victoria Yuzuki def. Nagisa Nozaki

September 16th 2024

Dream League Match Four

Tenille Dashwood (4) vs. Victoria Yuzuki (2)

Having put herself in a very strong position with four points, Dashwood was understandably confident of sharing the top spot considering she already holds a victory over Yuzuki. Unfortunately for Dashwood, this Victoria Yuzuki is a very different person than the one the Australian refused a handshake from after the match during the summer. Eager to make Dashwood regret her past actions, Yuzuki made it her mission to end the match quickly. She succeeded with her fourth broken arrow attempt to stun Dashwood in only a matter of minutes. After the bell, Yuzuki is quickly in the face of Dashwood, taunting the Australian over the manner of defeat after the lack of respect previously shown.

Results:

Natsumi Showzuki def. Kouki Amarei

Utami Hayashishita def. Nagisa Nozaki

Victoria Yuzuki def. Tenille Dashwood

MIRAI def. NORI

Current Standings after four matches:

Pos. Wrestler Pts.

1 MIRAI 6

Natsumi Showzuki 6

3 Utami Hayashishita 5

4 Tenille Dashwood 4

Victoria Yuzuki 4

6 NORI 3

7 Kouki Amarei 2

Nagisa Nozaki 2

[fatcatlittlebox]

I think a lot about the first time Halbrand watched Galadriel fall. How afterwards, he held onto that rope to save her life and how he has held it since. Then she fell again, off the cliff and away from him. He watched their thread and his future unravel in front of him but still he held fast. And I think the impact of that was what she felt more than anything else. She felt it and then she awoke. Of all the things he has done, he has always had that ability. He awakens her. And yet he doesn't pass judgement on what that power would or could do.

The idea of threads and strings is a prevalent one in TROP. First, with the rope that bound Galadriel on the raft, then again with the image of the puppet in her likeness. At first glance, this looks like an ominous allusion to Sauron being a puppet master. Yet upon closer examination, I don't think it is. The best way to interpret these visual clues is to usually look at the preceding scene.

In this case, it is a disagreement about destiny and fate between Nori and Marigold. And the Stranger, after eavesdropping, stays silent and looks up questioningly, as if to stare at the stars or gods -- whoever is pulling the strings. The next scene shows three puppets. Sauron is one of them. And three sets of hands. Sauron is not the actual puppeteer. I think this scene is symbolic of the Three Fates instead. And I love the idea that it is not yet clear to the audience and even the characters themselves who is actually in control. Is this all Sauron’s design? Or are these threads unspooling and unraveling as they were always meant to?

This image comes up again when Galadriel compares herself to a harp, a stringed instrument, being played. This is a great insight into what she feels. The threads that keep them together do not make her feel entrapped or ensnared. They make her feel music. She feels Sauron playing that string, pulling the thread between them taut. It resonates. And music, as anyone familiar with the lore of Tolkien, is creative. It is life. Their bond is creating something and they aren’t even aware of it. Their threads are weaving into a greater tapestry.

Furthermore, it’s interesting and important to note that despite being bound in such a way, Sauron has not and never will use that thread as a leash. Yes, Sauron used the crown of Morgoth upon her. But he remembers what it was like to be lured and brought to heel by Morgoth and he never does that to Galadriel.

Galadriel will not be kept low. Not by him. How tempting that must be for an ancient and powerful entity obsessed with dominating the world? How different he is from his former master. Because think about it. In this vision he shared with Galadriel, she was at his side, shoulder to shoulder. I think that's important to note if we're looking for signs or symbols that Sauron was manipulating her. In fact, their bodies are turned towards each other suggesting intimacy and synchrony. And while some may say this was also an insincere ploy, I don't believe so. He wants her to be at his side. It shows even in the way he fights. In the heat of combat, he always treats it as a duel of equals.

In fact, whenever they are fighting, he never keeps her down. Even if he knocks her over or if she falls (which was a lot) he waits for her to bring herself back up. Every time. Shoulder to shoulder and face to face.

Which should be contrasted with what happens with her elven peers. Time and time again, she was held back. She was exiled to Valinor, doubted by her regiment, demoted and made to be supervised by Elrond. And even though they use words of loyalty and trust, it is all conditional. This is not necessarily through any fault or lack of wisdom on their part, from an objective point of view. But I like to think about how frustrating that is for Galadriel. Morfydd has talked repeatedly about how lonely and isolated her character often feels. She is put on a pedestal where she is celebrated for her light and power, only to be knocked down from it time and time again. Being alone in the light can sometimes make you feel exposed, vulnerable, scrutinized. You cannot falter. You cannot have a shadow of doubt or weakness. And then there is Sauron. Alone in his darkness. What must that feel like? A different kind of solitude, I think. He also once basked in the light and adulation. Now he is treated as an abomination, undesirable and abhorred. Sometimes worse. In Numenor, he was underestimated and humbled. He was bloodied and brought low again. This time by mortal men. Except he is not shunned entirely. Galadriel comes back. She takes that thread that intertwines them and follows her way back to him. And look at Halbrand -- he's clutching the rope of his necklace tight, as if he's tugging on that string (clever right?)

Then we have the scene where he is Adar's captive. He is alone, with nothing but time to contemplate the moments he's been in this position before: forgotten and cast out. He remembers being betrayed, slain and left in the chilling darkness. Countless years he spent like this. And then there was light, Galadriel. She is radiance and fire. The memory of that feeling still lingering, so he replays it in his mind as she did of him: She goes to him. Tells him that she sees him and that she knows him. Knows what he's capable of and what he desires. It is a speech a Lady of Gifts would give. After so many years, to have someone say aloud the very thoughts that spring forth from your mind?

And even though they are so very different, I wonder if in moments of self-doubt or on the precipice of failure, they touch that thread for reassurance. Like running your hand over a scar or taking a deep breath before leaping. I wonder if they reach back for that thread to feel what it must be like to be understood and known, to remember who you are and what you are capable of.